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Application release automation (ARA) refers to the process of packaging and deploying an application or update of an application from development, across various environments, and ultimately to production. ARA solutions must combine the capabilities of deployment automation, environment management and modeling, and release coordination.
Prioritize automation, environment management and release coordination capabilities based on an assessment of your current and planned deployment processes.
Evaluate solutions from smaller, independent vendors as well as those from large IT operations management (ITOM) software vendors to compare best-of-breed innovation with broader DevOps tool portfolios.
Require time-to-value requirements of three months or less in vendor evaluation.
Require use-case-oriented proofs of concept (POCs) and active customer references.
